20th International Hessen Rundfahrt - 2.4

Germany, September 5-9, 2001

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Stage 1 - September 5: Frankfurt/Main - Groß-Gerau, 160.5 km

Ullrich wins stage one

Although he was only a last minute starter for the 20th Hessen Rundfahrt, Jan Ullrich has come away with the honours on the first stage, winning in front of Telekom teammate Matthias Kessler and Fakta's Scott Sunderland. Ullrich spent the last 30 kilometres of the 160.5 km stage in the lead, and finished with a 35 second advantage to his pursuers.

Ullrich has no designs to win the Hessen Rundfahrt overall, because he is scheduled to ride in the GP Eddy Merckx on Sunday. He said before the stage that he would only rider up to the second last day in Herborn. "Now I will at least wear a yellow jersey once, which was refused me this year in the Tour," said Ullrich. "I did not want to leave it to a sprint, so I went for a long solo escape."

Results

1 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom               3.34.25 (44.91 km/h)
2 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom             0.34
3 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Team Fakta
4 Michael Blaudzun (Den) CSC Tiscali
5 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger
6 Ralph Scherzer (Aut) Austrian National Team
7 Morten Sonne (Den) Team Fakta
8 Klaus Mutschler (Ger) Team Coast                         3.59
9 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Cologne
10 Robert Förster (Ger) Team Nürnberger
11 Christian Heule (Swi) Post Swiss Team
12 Saulius Ruskys (Ltu) Team Gerolsteiner
13 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Cologne
14 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Cologne
15 Guido Fulst (Ger) German Track Team
16 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team Nürnberger
17 Christian Poos (Lux) Post Swiss Team
18 Alan Johansen (Den) Team Fakta
19 Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger
20 Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Austrian National Team
21 Arturas Trumpauskas (Ltu) Saint-Quentin Oktos
22 Jos Lucassen (Ned) Team Cologne
23 John Nilsson (Swe) Saint-Quentin Oktos
24 Trent Wilson (Aus) Team Fakta
25 Christian Lademann (Ger) Agro-Adler Mark Brandenburg
26 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
27 Thorsten Hiekmann (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
28 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Coast                          16.02
29 Patrick Holsche (Ger) German Road Team
30 Jochen Summer (Aut) Austrian National Team
31 Christian Römer (Aut) Austrian National Team
32 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
33 Bjarke Nielsen (Den) CSC Tiscali                       19.22
34 Frank Klein (Ger) Team Cologne                         21.06
35 Marcelino Garcia Alonso (Spa) CSC Tiscali              37.24
36 René Jörgensen (Den) CSC Tiscali
37 Francisco J. Cerezo Perales (Spa) CSC Tiscali
38 Martin Rittsel (Swe) CSC Tiscali
39 Marco Wittwer (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Leipzig
40 Martin Neffgen (Ger) Team Athleticim-Principia
41 Enrico Nikolai (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Leipzig
42 Jérome Desjardins (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos
43 Markus Koob (Ger) Hessen
44 Vincent Templier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos
45 Christophe Morel (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos
46 Laurent Paumier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos
47 Markus Ganser (Ger) Team Athleticim-Principia
48 Mathias Braun (Swi) Post Swiss Team
49 Oliver Bierbaumer (Aut) Austrian National Team
50 Marc Hohmann (Ger) Hessen
51 Armin Kröniger (Ger) Hessen
52 Karsten Vogel (Ger) Team Athleticim-Principia
53 Stefan Steinweg (Ger) German Track Team
54 Christian Wasmer (Ger) German Road Team
55 Udo Bölts (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
56 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Nürnberger
57 Jens Lehmann (Ger) Team Nürnberger
58 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Leipzig
59 Eric Weißpfennig (Ger) German Track Team
60 Stefan Schruff (Ger) Team Athleticim-Principia
61 Carsten Gottschalk (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Leipzig
62 Dennis Kraft (Ger) Hessen
63 Jens Reuker (Ger) German Road Team
64 Alexander Vinokurow (Kaz) Team Deutsche Telekom
65 Anton Chantyr (Rus) Team Coast
66 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) German Track Team
67 Thorsten Rund (Ger) Team Coast
68 Mark Schneider (Ger) German Road Team
69 Michael Schlickau (Ger) Team Cologne
70 Hans-Jürgen Juretzek (Ger) Team Athleticim-Principia
71 Andre Schulze (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Leipzig
72 Timo Scholz (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Leipzig
73 Martin Cotar (Cro) Post Swiss Team
74 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
75 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner
76 Ronny Lauke (Ger) Agro-Adler Mark Brandenburg
77 Tobias Nestle (Ger) German Road Team
78 Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro-Adler Mark Brandenburg
79 Andreas Walzer (Ger) Agro-Adler Mark Brandenburg
80 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
81 Andreas Müller (Ger) German Track Team
82 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team Coast
83 Jason Philipps (Aus) Team Coast
84 Mario Bolz (Ger) Hessen
85 Nick Gates (Aus) Agro-Adler Mark Brandenburg
86 Christian Bach (Ger) German Track Team
87 Tilo Schüler (Ger) German Road Team
88 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
89 Pierre Ackermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team
90 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Post Swiss Team
91 Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Athleticim-Principia
92 Jan Deutschmann (Ger) Hessen
93 Björnar Vestöl (Nor) Team Fakta
94 Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Agro-Adler Mark Brandenburg
95 Manu L'Hoir (Bel) Team Fakta
 
Sprints
 
Gross-Gerau - km 31.5
 
1 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                        3 pts
2 Bjarke Nielsen (Den) CSC Tiscali                            2
3 Andre Schulze (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Leipzig                  1
 
Zwingenberg  - km 79.0
 
1 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team Nürnberger                    3 pts
2 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Cologne                                 2
3 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger                      1
 
Bensheim - km 84.5
 
1 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Cologne                            3 pts
2 Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Austrian National Team              2
3 Michael Blaudzun (Den) CSC Tiscali                          1
 
Mountains
 
Brandau - Cat. 2, km 101.5
 
1 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Team Fakta                           5 pts
2 Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger                            3
3 Ralph Scherzer (Aut) Austrian National Team                 2
4 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger                      1
 
Lichtenberg - Cat. 1, km 108.5
 
1 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     7 pts
2 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Team Fakta                           5
3 Morten Sonne (Den) Team Fakta                               3
4 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                2
5 Ralph Scherzer (Aut) Austrian National Team                 1
 
Burg Falkenstein - Cat. 1, km 128.0
 
1 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     7
2 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Team Fakta                           5
3 Michael Blaudzun (Den) CSC Tiscali                          3
4 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger                      2
5 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                1
 
Most aggressive rider
 
1 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom               3.34.15
2 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom             0.38
3 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Team Fakta                        0.40
4 Michael Blaudzun (Den) CSC Tiscali                       0.43
5 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger
6 Ralph Scherzer (Aut) Austrian National Team              0.44
7 Morten Sonne (Den) Team Fakta
8 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Cologne                         4.06
9 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team Nürnberger
10 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Cologne                             4.07
11 Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Austrian National Team
12 Klaus Mutschler (Ger) Team Coast                        4.09
13 Robert Förster (Ger) Team Nürnberger
14 Christian Heule (Swi) Post Swiss Team
15 Saulius Ruskys (Ltu) Team Gerolsteiner
16 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Cologne
17 Guido Fulst (Ger) German Track Team
18 Christian Poos (Lux) Post Swiss Team
19 Alan Johansen (Den) Team Fakta
20 Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger
21 Arturas Trumpauskas (Ltu) Saint-Quentin Oktos
22 Jos Lucassen (Ned) Team Cologne
23 John Nilsson (Swe) Saint-Quentin Oktos
24 Trent Wilson (Aus) Team Fakta
25 Christian Lademann (Ger) Agro-Adler Mark Brandenburg
26 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
27 Thorsten Hiekmann (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
28 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Coast                          16.12
29 Patrick Holsche (Ger) German Road Team
30 Jochen Summer (Aut) Austrian National Team
31 Christian Römer (Aut) Austrian National Team
32 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
33 Bjarke Nielsen (Den) CSC Tiscali                       19.30
34 Frank Klein (Ger) Team Cologne                         21.16
35 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                   37.31
36 Andre Schulze (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Leipzig             37.33
37 Marcelino Garcia Alonso (Spa) CSC Tiscali              37.34
38 René Jörgensen (Den) CSC Tiscali
39 Francisco J. Cerezo Perales (Spa) CSC Tiscali
40 Martin Rittsel (Swe) CSC Tiscali
41 Marco Wittwer (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Leipzig
42 Martin Neffgen (Ger) Team Athleticim-Principia
43 Enrico Nikolai (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Leipzig
44 Jérome Desjardins (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos
45 Markus Koob (Ger) Hessen
46 Vincent Templier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos
47 Christophe Morel (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos
48 Laurent Paumier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos
49 Markus Ganser (Ger) Team Athleticim-Principia
50 Mathias Braun (Swi) Post Swiss Team
51 Oliver Bierbaumer (Aut) Austrian National Team
52 Marc Hohmann (Ger) Hessen
53 Armin Kröniger (Ger) Hessen
54 Karsten Vogel (Ger) Team Athleticim-Principia
55 Stefan Steinweg (Ger) German Track Team
56 Christian Wasmer (Ger) German Road Team
57 Udo Bölts (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
58 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Nürnberger
59 Jens Lehmann (Ger) Team Nürnberger
60 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Leipzig
61 Eric Weißpfennig (Ger) German Track Team
62 Stefan Schruff (Ger) Team Athleticim-Principia
63 Carsten Gottschalk (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Leipzig
64 Dennis Kraft (Ger) Hessen
65 Jens Reuker (Ger) German Road Team
66 Alexander Vinokurow (Kaz) Team Deutsche Telekom
67 Anton Chantyr (Rus) Team Coast
68 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) German Track Team
69 Thorsten Rund (Ger) Team Coast
70 Mark Schneider (Ger) German Road Team
71 Michael Schlickau (Ger) Team Cologne
72 Hans-Jürgen Juretzek (Ger) Team Athleticim-Principia
73 Timo Scholz (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Leipzig
74 Martin Cotar (Cro) Post Swiss Team
75 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner
76 Ronny Lauke (Ger) Agro-Adler Mark Brandenburg
77 Tobias Nestle (Ger) German Road Team
78 Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro-Adler Mark Brandenburg
79 Andreas Walzer (Ger) Agro-Adler Mark Brandenburg
80 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
81 Andreas Müller (Ger) German Track Team
82 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team Coast
83 Jason Philipps (Aus) Team Coast
84 Mario Bolz (Ger) Hessen
85 Nick Gates (Aus) Agro-Adler Mark Brandenburg
86 Christian Bach (Ger) German Track Team
87 Tilo Schüler (Ger) German Road Team
88 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
89 Pierre Ackermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team
90 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Post Swiss Team
91 Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Athleticim-Principia
92 Jan Deutschmann (Ger) Hessen
93 Björnar Vestöl (Nor) Team Fakta
94 Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Agro-Adler Mark Brandenburg
95 Manu L'Hoir (Bel) Team Fakta
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Cologne                            3 pts
2 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team Nürnberger                    3
3 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                        3
4 Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Austrian National Team              2
5 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Cologne                                 2
6 Bjarke Nielsen (Den) CSC Tiscali                            2
7 Michael Blaudzun (Den) CSC Tiscali                          1
8 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger                      1
9 Andre Schulze (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Leipzig                  1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Team Fakta                          15 pts
2 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    14
3 Michael Blaudzun (Den) CSC Tiscali                          3
4 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger                      3
5 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                3
6 Morten Sonne (Den) Team Fakta                               3
7 Ralph Scherzer (Aut) Austrian National Team                 3
8 Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger                            3
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team Deutsche Telekom                  10.47.48
2 Team Fakta                                00.34
3 Team Nürnberger                           03.59
4 Team Cologne                              07.24
5 Austrian National Team                    16.02
6 Post Swiss Team                           40.49
7 Saint-Quentin Oktos                       
8 CSC Tiscali                               52.47
9 Team Coast                                52.52
10 Team Gerolsteiner                        
11 German Track Team                      1.14.14
12 Agro-Adler Mark Brandenburg              
13 German Road Team                       1.26.17
14 Team Wiesenhof Leipzig                 1.47.39
15 Team Athleticim-Principia                
16 Hessen